Mordell-Weil problem for cubic surfaces
alg-geom
2008-02-03 v1 Algebraic Geometry
Abstract
Drawing the secant through two rational points of a cubic surface we can get the third one. Is the set of rational points finitely generated? We discuss some numerical data and prove a finite generation statement with respect to a modified composition law.
Cite
@article{arxiv.alg-geom/9407009,
title = {Mordell-Weil problem for cubic surfaces},
author = {Yu. I. Manin},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:alg-geom/9407009},
year = {2008}
}
Comments
5 pages. AMS-Tex